Wac Arts

Welcome to Wac Arts

Wac Arts offers innovative, inclusive and fun
Performing Arts and Media programmes to
young people aged 5-26. Weekend and evening
enrichment programmes, summer and holiday
projects and a full time professional training
course all held in the Old Town Hall in Belsize Park.

What we do

Wac Arts provides an exciting range of activities
and professional training in the arts for children
and young people. Our programmes offer fun
and engaging creative activities to support
young people to develop a lifelong interest
in performing arts and media.

We also have a range of community and cultural
activities, based at the Old Town Hall in Belsize Park,
available for everyone!

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young people and become a Wac Arts Backer. Or how about
facing your fears and doing something you've always
wanted to do and fundraise for us at the same time?
Find out how you can help make a difference today!

Wac Arts presents Bernarda Alba the Musical

Bernarda Alba the Musical

Words and Music by MICHAEL JOHN LaCHIUSABased on the play “The House of Bernarda Alba” by Federico García Lorca

After the death of her second husband, powerful matriarch, Bernarda Alba is left to look after her five daughters and mother. She imposes strict rules upon the household, however, her daughters fight to connect with the outside world.

The Wac Arts production will be performed at the Cockpit Theatre by our exceptional young Diploma students. Find out more about our students on our graduates page.

‘It’s very exciting to return to the Cockpit, one of Wac Arts’ favourite venues, which we have visited a number of times over our 40 year history. Whilst all students get showcased in this year’s production of Bernarda Alba the Musical, the performance mainly represents the culmination of our 3rd year’s training and is their opportunity to show friends family and most importantly the wider industry the amazing artists they have become. We are proud to offer them this platform and have no doubt that they will, not only each be successful in their own right, but begin to change the very face of the performing arts world. We are joined in this venture by a dynamic creative team including: Director Julia McShane, Musical Director James Cleeve, Choreographer Talia Cohen and Designer Sophia Simensky’.Steve Medlin (Head of Drama)